Barbara Durr
Financial Times stringer in Peru who became involved in Ari Ben-Menashe's mission to secure rare minerals for Israel's nuclear program.
Barbara Durr was a stringer for the Financial Times of London in Peru. She was also a correspondent for CBS radio.1
Durr met Ari Ben-Menashe through Peter Jordan, a photographer. She became involved in Ben-Menashe's mission to secure rare minerals from Peru for Israel's nuclear program. Ben-Menashe used her as a journalist to provide protection and to create public proof of Guzmán's existence, as there were rumors of his death.1
Durr was suspected by Ari Ben-Menashe of tipping off the Cubans about his contact with the Shining Path. She was later arrested by the Peruvian police, an event that Ari Ben-Menashe orchestrated to gain her gratitude and cooperation. She was also present during the Cordova massacre of villagers and attempted to broadcast the plan to prevent it.1
Durr accompanied Ari Ben-Menashe to Cangallo to secure the release of Cynthia McNamara. She was also present during Ben-Menashe's tense meeting with Carlos Cardoen in Chile, where she was used as a veiled threat against Cardoen due to her journalistic connections.1
Sources
- Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩
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